Tying device.



G. KALAT.

TYING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.13, 1909. RENEWED APR. 8, 1914.

1,097,443. Patented May 19, 1914.

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TYING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 19, 1914.

Application filed. November 13, 1909, Serial No. 527,913. Renewed April8, 1914. Serial No. 830,541.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Go'r'rninn KALAT, acitizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements inTying Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to tying devices, and has for an object toprovide an article of this character that can be made principally from asingle piece of wire bent to form a retainer for the terminal end of atying cord or other terminal to be secured.

Another object is to provide a tying device embodying a single length ofwire bent to form a substantially spiral shaped retainer, the windingsof the spiral being spaced from each other at one side to form entrancethroats for the terminal end of the cord or like connection that is tobe secured to the device, the windings at the opposite side beingconfined closely together to frictionally bind therebetween the cord orlike connection. 1

The above mentioned and other objects are attained by the construction,combination and arrangement of parts. as disclosed on the drawing, setforth in this specification, and particularly pointed out in theappended claim.

In the drawing, forming a portion of this specification and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views:Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved fastening device showing itapplied to a package of envelops. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectiontherethrough. Fig. 3 is a detail top plan view of a slightly modifiedform of my invention. Fig. 4C is a side elevation of another modifiedform of my invention. Fig. 5 is a plan view thereof.

My fastening device shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, consistspreferably of a single length of spring wire which is bent at one end toform a spiral retainer 1, the opposite end of the wire being bent toform an attaching member 2 with which one end of a cord or equivalenttying connection 3 is secured. The spiral like retainer has its towindings at one side spaced from each other till to form relatively wideentrance throats 4 for a purpose to be hereinafter described. Thewindings at the other side are arranged substantially one within theother and as shown they are associated close to each other.

The tying cord 3 in practice, is passed one way around the package A,then passed beneath the lowermost of the closely associated windings ofthe retainer, then over the innermost, and then back between theintermediate and lowermost windings. After the cord has been thusassociated with the windings of the retainer it is passed. around thetransverse portion of the package and the terminal end of the cord isfinally passed into the uppermost entrance throat and then moved betweenthe windings of the retainer to be frictionally held thereby in itsadjusted position. It will be readily seen with reference to Figs. 1 and2 of the drawing that due to this construction the closely associatedwindings present a three point clamping action on one end of the cord,that is at two points on one side of the center of the device and at onepoint on the opposite side of the center.

The construction of the tying device here in shown and described isextremely simple, it may be manufactured at a relatively low cost andits use will enable a package to be conveniently and securely tiedwithout forming in the tying cord a permanent knot. It will of course beappreciated that the device is not intended solely for the use ofpackages of letters as it is obvious that such a device could be usedadvantageously in tying any package or bundle. When the cord has beenengaged with the spiral like retainer in the manner shown in Fig. 1 itcannot casually become untied. In order to release the cord from theretainer the terminal end must be moved out of frictional engagementwith the closely associated wound portions of the spiral.

The form of my invention shown in Fig. 3 is somewhat similar to thatdescribed in the preferred form, the difference being in the formationof the lowermost winding of the coil. The terminal ends of the wire arebent outwardly as shown at 5 and then annularly to form the lower woundportion 6, the said portion having formed therein aplurality of eyes 7which are adapted to receive screws or similar fastening devices to holdthe article securely upon a suitable support. This form of my inventionis primarily intended to be used in a man ner similar to the old andwell known cleat, or if desired, the article may be used as a reinholder.

In the form of my invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the terminal end 8 ofthe wire extends inwardly to lie beneath the coil and as shown the saidterminal end is pointed and threaded exteriorly to form a screw 9 whichmay be engaged with a suitable sup port to hold the article in itsoperative position.

I claim A package fastening device formed from a single length ofresilient material having one of its ends formed to provide a pluralityof convolute portions, the inner convolutions each havin a portionthereof lying within the adjacent convolution of a greater diameter andclosely associated with each other to provide a perfectly flat side, theopposite side of the convolute portions being substantially superimposedand spaced from each other'to provide entrance passages, a binding cordhaving one of its terminals attached to the device and having its middleportion adapted to be between the convolutions so as to change itsdirection, whereby the other terminal may be so arranged between thesaid closely associated portions that the said portions present a threepoint clamping action on the cord, one clamping point being on one sideof the center of the convolutions and two points being on the other sideof the center, the said convolute portions being of upwardly decreasingdiameter so that the said portions are arranged out of the same verticalplane whereby each of the said portions serves as a guide for the cordupon the insertion of the same within the said passages.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GOTTLIEB KALAT. Witnesses CHARLES LOPARD, RUDOLPH LOEWENTHAL.

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